Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Shippers Late Red Peach
Shippers Late Red Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from West Virginia, Morgan, Paw Paw; Indiana, Morgan, Martinsville; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Shippers Late Red |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | West Virginia, Morgan, Paw Paw; Indiana, Morgan, Martinsville; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005943, POM00005944, POM00005945.
